Suzanne Shu, dean of faculty and research at the Johnson School, says “Social Security is a program that most American workers think they already have as an endowment. They want it as soon as they can get their hands on it.”

Peter Enns, professor of government, says “We plug in the 2024 numbers from 100 days or more in advance, and then say okay, if these past relationships hold, that lets us predict what will happen in each state, right?”

Sarah Kreps, director of the Tech Policy Institute, says “When he proposed this [ban] in 2020, it was just sheer antipathy for China without much evidence at all about what China might be doing.”

Drew Pascarella, senior lecturer of finance, discusses mergers and acquisitions.

George Hay, professor of law, discusses how Trump's presidency could impact lawsuits against tech giants. 

“We often hear reports about posts to social media enabling abusers to stalk them or triggering further harassment. Removing users’ ability to block problematic individuals will be a huge step backwards for survivor safety,” says Thomas Ristenpart, professor of computer security at Cornell Tech and co-founder of the Clinic to End Tech Abuse.

“The [valuation of Affinity] should depend on whether or not Mr. Trump would be elected. There are many uncertainties about Affinity’s future, especially if Trump loses,” says Minmo Gahng, assistant professor of finance.

Gail Saltz, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, explains how the conventional adolescent dare has been “entirely changed in so many different ways” by social media. 

Severin Engelmann, postdoctoral associate at Cornell Tech, says the students’ experiment shows “how easy it is to create an efficient surveillance apparatus.”

Gustavo Flores-Macias, professor of government, says “He's making a point in his resignation letter to highlight the importance of the judiciary remaining beyond the political tides of the moment.”

Art Wheaton, senior extension associate at the ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, says “If you had it for decades and you gave it up in the last negotiations, it's not unreasonable to ask to get it reinstated. But I don't think it's achievable.”

Allison Koenecke, assistant professor of information science, discusses a major glitch found in the artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper.